Intel promises CS: GO teams this huge prize if conditions were met

ESL and Intel have announced a new partnership deal at E3 where the later is becoming a big part of ESL’s tournaments tech side, a move that’s said to “further advance the worldwide growth and development of esports.”

The deal also has a new interesting prize planned between the two, the $1 million Intel Grand Slam prize, which will awarded to the first team that wins four qualifying CS:GO tournaments in a 12-month period.

“We have been one of the very first companies to believe in esports and have supported it for over 15 years. This year, we have decided to take our commitment to the next level,” Intel CEO Steven Fund said in a statement. “We are excited to level-up our partnership with ESL, invest into the development of future esports stars, and create premier events like the Intel Grand Slam.”

The Grand Slam is a $1 million prize awarded on top of the regular tournament prizes to the first team that can win four out of the last ten $200,000 CS:GO events held between Dreamhack and ESL. Qualifying events include the Intel Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL Pro League and DreamHack Masters series.  As an added bonus, any team that’s able to keep a potential Grand Slam winner (a team with three wins under its belt) from claiming the fourth and final victory will earn a bonus $100,000 for doing so. Once the prize has been awarded, everything will reset and the race to four will begin again. Qualifying events include the Intel Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL Pro League and DreamHack Masters series.

We can expect the event to start with ESL One Cologne in July. Good luck to all teams.